Homonym — Word of the Day

What does homonym mean?

noun

A word that is pronounced and/or spelled the same as another word, but has a different meaning. In linguistics, a word that has multiple related or unrelated senses.

Example

"The words 'bank' (financial institution) and 'bank' (riverbank) are homonyms."

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Synonyms for homonym

synonym homograph polysemy

Rhymes with homonym

homonym anagram homophone homograph

Etymologically related

Greek: ὅμονος (homónos), meaning 'same' or 'alike'; Latin: homōnīmus, from homō, meaning 'man' or 'person'; English: homonym, from Greek and Latin roots.